Canadian Music Trade - February / March 2020 | Page 36
Product News
PRS S2 McCarty 594 Guitars
PRS Guitars has announced three additions
to its S2 Series lineup: the S2 McCarty
594, S2 McCarty 594 Singlecut, and S2
McCarty 594 Thinline. These solidbody
electrics deliver vintage-inspired appointments
and represent the first time a McCarty model
has been offered outside of the PRS Private
Stock and Core lines.
The S2 McCarty 594 family features 58/15
“S” pickups and dual volume and push/pull
tone controls for authentic humbucking tones
and nuanced single-coil sounds. The modern
construction is designed to ensure the guitars
play in tune and stay in tune, and are intonat-
ed the entire length of the neck.
Each of the S2 McCarty 594 instru-
ments features 22-fret mahogany necks with
bound rosewood fretboards, as well
as the PRS zinc two-piece bridge
and vintage-style tuners. Both ma-
ple top versions, double and single
cut, sport a Pattern Vintage neck
shape while the new S2 McCarty
594 Thinline features a thinner
one-piece, all-mahogany body
and a pattern-thin neck shape.
For more information,
contact PRS Guitars: 418-558-
8011, [email protected],
www.prsguitars.com.
LR Baggs Soundscape Pedal with Voiceprint Technology
LR Baggs has introduced the Soundscape pedal with Voiceprint technology,
which measures the acoustic response of the guitar and leverages the process-
ing power of the player’s smartphone to accurately capture the guitar’s voice.
A Voiceprint is created and loaded to the Soundscape pedal, replac-
ing the pickup’s signal. Guided by the Acoustic Live app and impulse
response technology, guitarists can use their smartphone like a studio in
their pocket to capture a Voiceprint of the acoustic guitar. Developed
with Dr. Jonathan Abel, co-founder of Universal Audio, the LR Baggs
Voiceprint technology utilizes an algorithm that measures the acoustic
guitar by analyzing its actual timbre and playing response, then creates a
customized preset for live play, as well as for direct recordings.
Every Voiceprint that is created identifies the guitar’s specific
resonances that are prone to feedback and creates an Anti-FB profile to
manage feedback with one control on the pedal. The app also provides
advanced features such as a graphical full-parametric EQ for balancing
each preset to the player’s taste.
For more information, contact Yorkville Sound: 905-837-8777,
[email protected], www.yorkville.com.
Alvarez Grand Auditorium Artist
Elite Models
P. Mauriat Master97S Soprano
Saxophone
P. Mauriat has added the Master97S sopra-
no saxophone to the Master Series line.
The Master97S brings a new and
different tonal colour to P. Mauriat’s
soprano saxophone line. It is a dual alloy
saxophone, utilizing rose brass necks (both
straight and curved) and sterling silver
octave pips. This fully professional soprano
also features extensive hand engraving
and Pisoni Pro 105 pads with synthetic
resonators. The Master97S is finished in a
honey gold lacquer and comes with the P.
Mauriat soft-contoured trekking case and
accessories.
For more information, contact St.
Louis Music: 800-727-4512,
[email protected],
www.stlouismusic.com.
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Alvarez Guitars has added two grand audito-
rium models – the AGA95CEARSHB and
AGFM80CEARSHB – to its Artist Elite Series
lineup. Both feature the company’s Shadow-
burst finish.
The AGA95CEARSHB features a solid
AA-grade western red cedar top and AAA-
grade figured acacia backs and sides, which
blend with a flamed maple armrest and
binding. The AGFM80CEARSHB
features a solid AA-grade Sitka spruce
top and AA-grade flame maple backs and
sides, ebony binding and armrest, and a
coffee-coloured staining on the back.
Both guitars are cutaway acoustic elec-
trics in a Shadowburst finish featuring
an LR Baggs Stage Pro pickup and
tuner.
For more information, contact
SFM: 514-780-2070, [email protected],
www.sfm.ca.